‘To the journalists and my colleagues with whom I win and lose, I remember my first Ballon D’Or in Paris, once I arrived with my brothers, now I choose up the sixth, and this was completely unthinkable,’ Messi mentioned after choosing up the award.

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‘I by no means stopped dreaming and having fun with soccer like once I was a baby.

‘I hope I have more years to enjoy, although I am aware of how old I am, everything happens very quickly and I know that the moment of retirement is approaching.’